/ck/ - Food & Cooking

http://qz.com/493958/there-is-literally-a-us-government-conspiracy-against-vegan-mayo/

>Tactic #1: Get the FDA to handle it.
>>Roger Glasshoff of the USDA proposed challenging Just Mayo’s labeling claims with the US Food and Drug Administration.
>Tactic #2: Get Just Mayo out of Whole Foods.
>>In December 2013, the American Egg Board also asked Anthony Zolezzi, an external sustainability contractor, to place a call with Whole Foods asking the grocery chain to remove Just Mayo from its shelves.
>Tactic #3: Pay a PR firm to get food bloggers to shill for them
>> An account executive at Edelman sent an email to the egg board telling them about the key, “USDA-approved” messages that these bloggers would “weave into their blog posts”
>>to “encourage their readers to make a conscious decision to choose real and sustainable foods, like eggs, on their path to a healthier lifestyle.”

There's more, but it shows how crooked the food industry is and how you should always be skeptical of what you read endorsing or condemning food products online. The USDA may have even planted their influence on /ck/, who knows? It's a seedy industry.